South Dakota Board of Nursing:"To safeguard life, health and the public welfare, and to protect citizens from unauthorized, unqualified and improper application of nursing education programs and nursing practices in accordance with SDCL 36-9 and 36-9A."
4300 S. Louise Ave., Ste C1 Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone: (605) 362-2760 FAX: (605) 362-2768 carey.duffy@state.sd.us
http://www.state.sd.us/dcr/nursing/nurs-hom.htm

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South Dakota Nursing Associations:

South Dakota Nurses Association:"Welcome to the South Dakota Nurses Association. SDNA is the professional organization for Registered Nurses in South Dakota. It is a constituent of the American Nurses Association"
South Dakota Nurses Association
818 East 41st Street Sioux Falls, SD 57105
605-338-1401 | FAX: 605-338-0516 e-mail: southdakota.nurses@prodigy.net
http://www.nursingworld.org/snas/sd/

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South Dakota Long Term Care:

South Dakota, Requirements for Licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator:
http://www.longtermcareeducation.com/SD/a3.asp

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South Dakota Nursing Jobs:

South Dakota Nurse Jobs, Aureus Medical:"Aureus Medical locates great travel and full-time nurse jobs at hospitals in South Dakota and across America. To assist you in your nursing career, we are happy to provide you with the latest resources on nursing licensure in the state of South Dakota."
http://www.aureusmed.com/html/state_boards_of_nursing/sd.shtml

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South Dakota Nursing Scholarships:

Nursing Scholarships, South Dakota State University College of Nursing:"Nursing scholarships are awarded through the College of Nursing to nursing students in the Major. Scholarship applications for Scholarships awarded through SDSU are available at the University Financial Aid office or the Student Services office in Rapid City. Students should complete and return scholarship and financial aid applications to the Financial Aid office by the university due date which is January 25. Amounts and numbers of scholarships vary from year to year."
http://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/CollegeOfNursing/NursingScholarships/

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South Dakota Nursing Refresher Courses:

Independent Study Refresher Course For Licensed Practical Nurses:"This self study refresher course was developed to provide an opportunity for inactive licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to meet requirements of a refresher course for relicensure. This self study refresher course was developed to provide an opportunity for inactive licensed practical nurses (LPN/LVN) to update their nursing knowledge and skills prior to relicensure. This course is offered over the Internet and may be completed in one's home community and at a pace and time which best meets individual needs. The course is designed to reacquaint the inactive LPN with the basic nursing knowledge and skills which will allow movement with confidence into an orientation program in a health care setting, then back into nursing practice."
South Dakota State University, College of Nursing Office of Continuing Nursing Education
Box 2275 Brookings, SD 57007-0098
Telephone (605) 688-5745 Fax (605) 688-6679 Tammy Herold@sdstate.edu
http://www.sdstate.edu/nurs/programs/lpn/index.cfm

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Independent Study Refresher Course for Registered Nurses:"This self-study refresher course was developed to help inactive nurses review and update their nursing knowledge and skills, thus allowing them to move with confidence into a nurse orientation program and return to practice. This course is offered over the Internet and may be completed in one's home community and at a pace and time which best meets individual needs."
South Dakota State University, College of Nursing Office of Continuing Nursing Education
SDSU College of Nursing
Box 2275 Brookings, SD 57007-0098
Telephone (888) 216-9806 Fax (605) 688-6679 Tammy Herold@sdstate.edu
http://www.sdstate.edu/nurs/programs/rn/index.cfm

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South Dakota Hospitals:

Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center:"Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center is a member of Avera Health, a regional family of more than 100 healthcare facilities in the five-state region. The essence of medicine lies in one human being caring for another. Thus, the employees of Avera McKennan have caring as their primary vocation. We call this spirit "Caring for Life." It begins with caring for our employees with progressive, balanced and family-friendly benefits and policies. It includes each employee showing care for every co-worker, patient and physician. It shows in our values of respect, hospitality, justice and compassion. And, it means caring for our community."
Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center
800 East 21st St P.O. Box 5045 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5045
605-322-8000
http://www.mckennan.org/

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Sioux Valley Hospital USD Medical Center:"Sioux Valley Hospital USD Medical Center is the largest health care facility and the keystone of Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health System. Sioux Valley Hospitals & Health System is a regional healthcare partnership that includes more than 140 facilities in South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa. Dedicated to providing healthcare services of the highest quality and value, Sioux Valley works to keep patient care community-based while providing expanded services when needed."
1100 S. Euclid Avenue PO Box 5039 Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5039
605-333-1000 605-333-4444 or 1-800-445-5788 info@siouxvalley.org
http://www.siouxvalley.org/

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Rapid City Regional Hospital System of Care:"Welcome to the Rapid City Regional Hospital System of Care web site. We have organized our web site to help you gain information about the various services offered to provide you with health care excellence. Enjoy your trip to our site and let us know how we can be of any additional service to you."
353 Fairmont Boulevard Rapid City, South Dakota 57701
605-719-1000 or Toll Free: 1 (800) 232-9287 webmaster@rapidnet.com
http://www.rcrh.org/

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South Dakota Nursing Schools:

Mount Marty College:"The nursing program, leading to a bachelor of science degree, is approved by the South Dakota Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing. The curriculum combines a core of liberal arts studies and nursing courses to enhance the student's personal development and professional competence."
1105 West 8th Street Yankton, SD 57078 (800) 658-4552
http://www.mtmc.edu/academics/division/nursing/index.html

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Oglala Lakota College Nursing Program:"The Oglala Lakota College Nursing Program restarted in 1986 after the University of South Dakota satellite program at the college closed in 1984. The new program was developed to serve residents of the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations and rural border communities in Nebraska and South Dakota. The program's curriculum is congruent with traditional Lakota values which define the individuals and families promoting, maintaining and restoring balance and well-being and is accomplished within the cultural framework."

Oglala Lakota College
490 Piya Wiconi Rd Kyle, SD 57752
Phone (605) 867-5856 Fax (605) 867-5724, mhart@olc.edu
http://www.olc.edu/nurs.htm

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Department of Nursing, University of South Dakota:"The Associate of Science Degree in Nursing was established at the University of South Dakota in the fall of 1962. The first Associate of Science Degree in Nursing was conferred in June of 1964."
Department of Nursing, University of South Dakota
414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, SD 57069. USA
Phone:605-677-5251 Fax :605-677-5886
http://www.usd.edu/nursing/

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South Dakota State University College of Nursing:"South Dakota State University College of Nursing is dedicated to excellence in nursing education through an educational milieu that is guided by high ideals, lifelong learning, a pursuit of knowledge and discovery, and high standards of caring for individuals, families, and communities. South Dakota State University provides a state-of-the-art nursing program that prepares you for the diversity needed to practice as a beginning practitioner in metropolitan medical centers as well as in rural communities. Today's health care system requires nurses who are knowledgable, effective, and caring."
SDSU Admissions Office
Box 2201 Brookings, SD 57007
Phone: (605) 688-4121 / (800) 952-3541 Fax: (605) 688-6384 E-mail: SDSU_Admissions@sdstate.edu
http://www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/CollegeOfNursing/

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Western Dakota Technical Institute:"Practical nurses (L.P.N.'s) care for the sick, injured, convalescent and disabled, under the direction of physicians and registered nurses. Practical nurses provide basic bedside care. They take vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration. They also observe patients and report adverse reactions to medications or treatments. L.P.N.'s collect samples from patients for testing, perform routine laboratory tests, feed them and record food and liquid intake and output."
1.800.544.8765 or 605.394.4034, nancyg@wdti.tec.sd.us
http://westerndakotatech.org/HealthHumanServicesDepartment/PracticalNursing/LPNIndex.htm

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